Student will understand that in order to persuade one side of an argument, they must stand strongly on their side and use a variety of persuasive tools.
Student will know: thesis, anticipating, addressing, counterclaims, refuting, argument, debate, persuasion, persuasion in today's world (politics, marketing, etc.) (students will research their own)
Student will be able to argue their side (point or belief) effectively [both] on paper [and verbally].
Maine Learning Results Alignment
Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts - B. Writing
B4. Persuasive
Grades 9-Diploma Students write persuasive essays exhibiting logical reasoning and rhetorical techniques.
a. Employ a variety of persuasive techniques including anticipating, addressing, and refuting possible counterclaims in a thesis-driven logical argument to influence the opinions, beliefs or positions of others.
Rationale: Students will be reviewing persuasive techniques through watching videos, and then practicing these techniques in their own speech.
Assessment
Formative (Assessment for Learning)
*Progress will be marked throughout the time spent on this lesson.
Summative (Assessment of Learning)
*iMovie or Garageband: Students will produce a final copy of the student copy presented.
Integration
Type II Technology: Students will create a product using iMovie or Garageband. This product will be their political advertisements.
Groupings
Students will mostly be working on their own, but will be able to talk with students and the teacher.
Differentiated Instruction
Strategies *Interpersonal: students will be working with partners Intrapersonal: students will be working on their own for a good amount of time Linguistic: students will be writing a script Visual: student sample Naturalistic: students will have the option to pick a topic pertaining to the environment Logical: argument creation
Modifications/Accommodations
*"I will review students’ IEPs, 504s or ELLIDEPs and make the appropriate modifications and accommodations."
Absent Students:
If students are absent they are responsible for approaching either classmates, myself, or the online class resources in order to acquire missed work and assignments. I will be available for students in a time outside of class should they require and request it. A 24-hour notice should be given in order to be seen outside of class, unless prior or urgent arrangements have been made.
Extensions
*Students will be using either iMovie or Garageband to create their Type II product.
Maine Standards for Initial Teacher Certification and Rationale
Standard 3 - Demonstrates a knowledge of the diverse ways in which students learn and develop by providing learning opportunities that support their intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and cultural development. Rationale: This lesson uses 6 of the MIs once again, but is also heavily involved on the Type II technologies.
Standard 4 - Plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, curriculum goals, and learning and development theory. Rationale: This class is a major assignment pertaining to exactly their topic and the major aspect of the unit.
Standard 5 - Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies and appropriate technology to meet students’ needs. Rationale: This lesson uses several different styles of learning, especially the potential self learning in the solo use of iMovie and other Type II technologies.
Standard 8 - Understands and uses a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and support the development of the learner. Rationale: The formative assessments will be taken throughout the time period of the assignment being made. The summative assessment will be the grade on their final product.
Teaching and Learning Sequence:
The students will enter once again to a semicircle . The previous lessons of the unit will be talked about, including all information students have learned so far. Understanding will be ensured. After this, I will introduce the webquest, and present my student sample.
Once the concept of the project is introduced, we will talk about the product and potential topics. By the end of the day, students should have committed to a topic and let the teacher know by the end of the day. This lesson will be several days long, time will be spent in class to complete it.
UMF LESSON PLAN FORMAT
Teacher’s Name: Lesson # :
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Objectives:
Maine Learning Results Alignment
B4. Persuasive
Grades 9-Diploma
Students write persuasive essays exhibiting logical reasoning and rhetorical techniques.
a. Employ a variety of persuasive techniques including anticipating, addressing, and refuting possible counterclaims in a thesis-driven logical argument to influence the opinions, beliefs or positions of others.
Rationale: Students will be reviewing persuasive techniques through watching videos, and then practicing these techniques in their own speech.
Assessment
*Progress will be marked throughout the time spent on this lesson.
*iMovie or Garageband: Students will produce a final copy of the student copy presented.
Integration
Groupings
Differentiated Instruction
*Interpersonal: students will be working with partners
Intrapersonal: students will be working on their own for a good amount of time
Linguistic: students will be writing a script
Visual: student sample
Naturalistic: students will have the option to pick a topic pertaining to the environment
Logical: argument creation
Absent Students:
If students are absent they are responsible for approaching either classmates, myself, or the online class resources in order to acquire missed work and assignments. I will be available for students in a time outside of class should they require and request it. A 24-hour notice should be given in order to be seen outside of class, unless prior or urgent arrangements have been made.
*Students will be using either iMovie or Garageband to create their Type II product.
Materials, Resources and Technology
Persuasive Techniques pre-test
Laptops
Writing utensil
Notebook
GarageBand
iMovie
Source for Lesson Plan and Research
www.blogger.com
iMovie
GarageBand
Maine Standards for Initial Teacher Certification and Rationale
Rationale: This lesson uses 6 of the MIs once again, but is also heavily involved on the Type II technologies.
Rationale: This class is a major assignment pertaining to exactly their topic and the major aspect of the unit.
Rationale: This lesson uses several different styles of learning, especially the potential self learning in the solo use of iMovie and other Type II technologies.
Rationale: The formative assessments will be taken throughout the time period of the assignment being made. The summative assessment will be the grade on their final product.
Teaching and Learning Sequence: